Teachers as Health Workers in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Lasco, Gideon, Yu, Vincen Gregory, David, Clarissa C, Baysic, Ivyrose
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: healthcare workers; Philippines; school teachers; Anthropology; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/311; https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/8146

Objectives While the chronically overburdened state of public school teachers in the Philippines is well-established, little is known about how they specifically provide ‘care’ and attend to their students’ health in the workplace. This article addresses that knowledge gap by illustrating the many f...